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Iowa Daily Cash Grain Bids

Iowa · Des Moines · Wed, Dec 16
● Bids as filed14 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2850

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2075–11.4475/bu+0.01−63–−39¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1075–11.4275/bu+0.02−73–−41¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775–11.3975/bu+0.01−66–−44¢/BuJanuary (F)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575–11.3575/bu+0.02−58–−48¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.6475/bu+0.05−57–−19¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275–11.3875/bu+0.01−51–−45¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6375/bu+0.03−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1225/bu+0.03−21–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825/bu+0.03+1¢/BuMarch (H)—
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225–4.1925/bu+0.03−25–−8¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–4.1625/bu+0.01−34–−11¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.1525/bu+0.03−24–−12¢/BuMarch (H)—
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.3225/bu+0.03−21–+5¢/BuMarch (H)—
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.1925/bu+0.08−33–−8¢/BuMarch (H)—
Source: USDA AMS · Des Moines, IA. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.